The United Nations moved forward on a no-fly zone resolution in Libya and military action has begun to protect civilians on the ground. Despite international pressure on Gadhafi, President Obama has received a lot of criticism saying that he has not done enough while others believe he has gone too far. The U.S. seems to […]
Roland Martin talks with Dr. Arjun Makhijani about the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility in Japan, U.S. nuclear energy policy and if a similar crisis can happen on American soil. WATCH:
Los Angeles — Today marked the passing of one of Hollywood’s most prized actresses in Elizabeth Taylor. Taylor, who had been battling health problems for the last decade, was in the hospital earlier this year for congestive heart failure. While many may remember the Oscar winning actress for her movies, many choose to remember her […]
SAN FRANCISCO — A key government witness in the Barry Bonds perjury trial testified Wednesday that he saw the home run king’s personal trainer leave Bonds’ bedroom at spring training with a syringe in 2000. PARTNER LINK: Juliette Lewis Photos Steve Hoskins said that when he saw Bonds and his personal trainer, Greg Anderson, coming […]
Washington — A 22-year-old U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to the murders of three unarmed Afghan civilians in a war crimes probe that implicates a dozen members of his platoon and has raised some of the most serious criminal allegations to come from the war in Afghanistan. ALSO READ: Justin Bieber, Rihanna Team Up For […]
Broward County, Florida– A school board chairwomen has admitted to using a derogatory slur in front of colleagues in 2007. According to reports filed about the incident, while serving as a Transportation specialist, Ann Murray referred to the upper deck seating at Sun Life Stadium as “n—- heaven.” ALSO READ: Justin Bieber, Rihanna Team Up […]
Ciara is claiming that a tweet she made yesterday was taken out of context and was not an insult aimed towards Rihanna, who she previously had Twitter beef with.
NeNe Leakes is at it again. In an interview on “Ellen,” which airs today, NeNe went in on Star Jones one more time, just in case by now we still don’t know they’ve got drama with each other. Paris Hilton Calls Black Guys Gross 50 Cent: I’m Not Sure You’ll Want To Jump Over A […]
AKRON, Ohio — The University of Akron will host its fourth annual Black Male Summit to “bring awareness to critical issues in higher education for young Black men.” ALSO READ: Justin Bieber, Rihanna Team Up For Japan
TheRoot recently compiled a list of the top Black women in technology. PARTNER LINKS: Nene Leakes blasts Star Jones Many believe that Blacks as a whole are non-existant in the technology sector, but there are many Black men and women that have made large strides in the tech area. The list ranges from the finance, […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — A conference of HBCU academics and supporters was held to discuss ways in which to strengthen and advance the perception of the nation’s Black universities. ALSO READ: Justin Bieber, Rihanna Team Up For Japan Organized by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the meeting’s theme was “HBCUs Under Attack: What Must […]
Below is an open letter written by NewsOne contributor Kevin Powell to Chris Brown. Dear Chris, I really did not want to write this open letter, and would have preferred to speak to you in person, in private. Indeed, ever since the domestic violence incident with Rihanna two years ago there have been attempts, by […]
